Cervino Olive Oil Festival

The new oil festival in the heart of the Caserta region

The Cervino Olive Oil Festival is the autumn event that the small town of Cervino, in the province of Caserta, dedicates to its most precious product: extra virgin olive oil. Every year, towards the end of October, the town comes alive around Piazza Madonna delle Grazie to welcome producers, millers, curious visitors, and food enthusiasts. It is one of the most deeply rooted festivals in inland Campania, now in its twenty-seventh year, born from the desire to promote the 'green gold' of this area at the foot of Mount Virgo.

Three days of taste, culture, and community

The festival program always intertwines two themes: the social aspect, with food stalls and traditional dishes, and the cultural side, with conferences and meetings dedicated to oleotourism. During the evenings of the event, the streets of the center fill with aromas: bruschetta with new oil, legume soups, typical Campanian dishes, and traditional rural desserts are served at stalls managed by local farms and oil mills. There are also opportunities to discover the production cycle, with guided tours of local oil mills and tastings of freshly pressed oil.

Oil, oleotourism, and the territory

In recent years, the festival has also become an opportunity for institutional discussion: at the Casa della Vigna, conferences on oleotourism are held with agronomists, producers, and representatives of the Campania Region. Organizations like DRV Olio, the Pro Loco Cervino, and the FareBene APS association work together to promote Cervino oil as an identity product, capable of showcasing the agricultural landscape and the rural history of this part of the Caserta area.

Music, gatherings, and town life

Alongside the tastings, the Cervino Olive Oil Festival offers a rich array of entertainment: concerts and live music, piano bar evenings, trekking through the olive groves, and motor enthusiast gatherings enliven the days. The Sunday lunch in the square is one of the most anticipated moments, when the community gathers around tables to share the flavors of the land.

Why visit

• Tastings of freshly pressed extra virgin olive oil and typical products of the Caserta area
• Visits to oil mills and conferences on oleotourism at the Casa della Vigna
• Live music, piano bar, and trekking through the olive groves
• Free entry in Piazza Madonna delle Grazie, in the heart of Cervino

An ideal stop for those who want to discover authentic Campania, far from the most beaten tourist paths, and savor the genuineness of new oil directly from the hands of those who produce it.